After you purchase your Christmas tree, you now have the chance to decorate it any way you choose. Once you put on the lights, you can start hanging the ornaments!

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Choose an ornament theme you would like. Do you prefer colorful glass balls? If so, do you want all colors, or just red and gold, etc.? Maybe you prefer hand-made ornaments, or irregular shapes, like music notes or snowflakes. You could even do a mixture of balls and irregular ornaments!

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Make sure your ornaments have hooks. If they do not have hooks, you can take a paper clip and fold the outside of it down to make a large "S" shape. You can also use a small piece of ribbon or yarn, by sliding one end through the hole, then double knotting the ends together.

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First, hang your larger and heavier ornaments. Put heavier ornaments near the back of the branch, so they do not have a chance to slip off the branch. If you have a plastic tree, it can be helpful to bend a small bit of the branch back towards the tree trunk.

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Now, hang your smaller ornaments. Place ornaments evenly.

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If you have ornaments that are similar, do not place them near each other. For example, if you have two music notes, put one near the top and one near the bottom, or one on the left side and one on the right side.

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If you have a rotating tree, set the tree to rotate before you start hanging ornaments. This way, you will not hang too many ornaments on one side, and have an almost bare side on the back.

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Be conscientious of small children or pets. Do not place fragile or precious ornaments near the base of the tree, so as to ensure the safety of your small children and pets, as well as your ornaments. Even if something is not fragile, be cautious and smart. Don't put anything near the base of the tree that has fabric, fringe, dangling pieces, glass, or anything that could fall off.

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After you are done decorating, check and make sure you don't have any open spaces or gaps. If you do, add more ornaments, or rearrange ornaments. The same is in reverse. If you have an area that is too crowded, rearrange the ornaments so they don't look so close together.

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Once all of your ornaments are hung, place the star on the top of the tree!

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Do not hang ANYTHING that is flammable! Always check if ornaments are flammable, especially fabric ones, or hand-made ones. Make sure the materials used to make it are not flammable.

Be conscientious of small children or pets. Do not place fragile or precious ornaments near the base of the tree, so as to ensure the safety of your small children and pets, as well as your ornaments. Even if something is not fragile, be cautious and smart. Don't put anything near the base of the tree that has fabric, fringe, dangling pieces, glass, or anything that could fall off.

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